Assembly Bill A2157

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows nurse practitioners to perform any function in conjunction with the making of a diagnosis of illness or physical condition

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A2157 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3881
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6902, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10218, S7975
2013-2014: A4381, S2672

2011-A2157 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows nurse practitioners to perform any function in conjunction with the making of a diagnosis of illness or physical condition.

2011-A2157 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2157

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GOTTFRIED, SCARBOROUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. CUSICK, PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  authorizing  nurse
  practitioners  to  perform functions in conjunction with diagnosing an
  illness

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  6902 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
  (H) A NURSE PRACTITIONER MAY PERFORM ANY FUNCTION IN CONJUNCTION  WITH
THE  MAKING  OF  A  DIAGNOSIS  OF  ILLNESS OR PHYSICAL CONDITION, OR THE
PERFORMANCE OF THERAPEUTIC AND CORRECTIVE MEASURES  WITHIN  A  SPECIALTY
AREA  OF  PRACTICE  LAWFULLY  PERFORMED BY THE NURSE PRACTITIONER IN ANY
HEALTH CARE SETTING, THAT A STATUTE AUTHORIZES OR DIRECTS A PHYSICIAN TO
PERFORM. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO INCREASE OR DECREASE THE
LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF A NURSE PRACTITIONER UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05376-01-1


              

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